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Whiteway Wood

✦ Ancient woodland85 ha

📷 Grant Sherman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome85 ha

Getting here

50.94412, -4.49175

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Beech, Ash +221 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Hazel, Wood-sorrel +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Small Heath, Common Carder Bee +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Small Heath, Common Carder Bee +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 10: Hartland Quay to Bude)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Hawker's Hut walk, North CornwallWalking route1.6 km

A well signed and reasonably flat, circular walk. The ground can get muddy, expecially after rain. Wear some good footwear.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 0:45Round trip
Morwenstow circular walk, North CornwallWalking route4.8 km

Variety of terrain, including slopes, uneven ground, steps, stiles and unfenced clifftops. Occasionally muddy in parts.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 1:30Round tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Henaford from Upcott Cross

📷 Grant Sherman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Henaford from Upcott Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Embury Beacon campHistoric site3.4 km→✦Bowl barrow 70m north east of KillarneyHistoric site3.8 km→✦Group of four round barrows E of BottaboroughHistoric site4.8 km→🦉MEDDON GREENNature reserve2.9 km→✦Two round barrows on Shortstone MoorHistoric site2.4 km→⛪Morwenstow Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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